Associate Director, Application Design

3 months ago

Waterloo, Canada SLC Management Full time

SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors. We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1300 organizations. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$374/US$283 billion in assets under management (AUM). As a subsidiary of Sun Life, we are aligned with one of the world’s leading financial services companies, and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship.

We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused, inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values of being **client obsessed**, **valuing each other**, **acting with speed** and **having an owner’s mindset**. As part of our team, you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a difference. We offer a rewarding work environment that is filled with opportunity for growth where you will be empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

Visit our website to learn more and for the most up to date AUM information.

SLC Management offers a mix of in-office and virtual work where our employees are empowered to do their best. Generally, employees are expected to work three or more days in-office each week with flexibility depending on their business, client and team needs.

**What Is in It for You**:
This is a hands-on role that is accountable for providing technical leadership and detailed design delivery within projects and enhancements.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCEED**:

- Bachelors Degree in Technology or equivalent work experience
- Excellent working knowledge of relational databases such as MS SQL Server, including designing and tuning stored procedures
- Solid experience and understanding of ETL tools such as Informatica PowerCenter
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication style for technical and non-technical audiences
- Able to work both independently and within a global multi-site and time-zone team
- Proactive and self-directed with excellent organizing, planning and time management skills and able to progress on multiple assignments at once
- Able to effectively operate at both a holistic high level, as well as deep in the details
- Able to balance tactical and strategic objectives and think beyond the immediate need with ability to analyze situations/problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner
- Possess an inherent passion for continuous improvement and innovation
- Creative problem solving
- Customer and results focused
- Flexible and adaptable with the ability to align to changing priorities
- Strong experience with impact analysis and code deconstruction

**WHAT YOU WILL DO**:

- Produce both high-level and detailed-level design documents
- Provide technical leadership within projects ensuring the appropriate technical solution is being delivered, appropriate governance is applied, risks are mitigated, issues are resolved, and projects are successfully implemented
- Provide estimates and contribute to defining timelines and project plans
- Work with onshore and offshore development teams to ensure coding, testing, debugging and implementation activities are completed as required
- Participate in both design reviews and code reviews
- Work with external software vendors during vendor implementations, renewal activities and issue resolution
- Support our operational team as needed with problem analysis, resolution, escalation and reporting
- Transition projects and enhancements to our operations team
- Assist SLC architects in developing strategies and roadmaps within the commercial mortgage and private fixed income accounts

**PREFERRED SKILLS**:

- Experience with C++ and/or C#
- Experience working with APIs
- Experience with investments administration systems
- Experience with vendors and ASPs
- Experience in designing systems that use XML, XSLT or JSON
- Exposure to PowerShell, Python or other scripting tools and techniques
- Exposure to batch processing tools and concepts
- Experience working in AWS environment

**Why SLC Management?**
- Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager
- Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being - mental, physical and financial - including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading maternity, parental and adoption leave top up program, a partially-paid sabbatical program and much more
- Pension, stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match to help build and enhance your future financial security
- A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development #WeWinAsATeam
- The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
- Awar

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